A recent analysis by researchers from the University of York suggests that King Tutankhamun's iconic golden death mask may not have been originally crafted for the young pharaoh. Led by Professor ...

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status female or ...

Back in 1976, Egypt sent the remains of pharaoh King Tutenkhamun and many of his valuables on a tour that included stops in multiple American cities, drawing eight million visitors over three years.

For nearly a century, visitors have flocked to the Egyptian Museum on Cairo’s Tahrir Square to admire Tutankhamun’s funerary mask, the intricately decorated artifact designed to cover the mummified ...

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This video is no longer available. He became Pharaoh of Egypt in 1332 B.C. at the young age of nine before dying at age 18. Now, King Tut is the subject of the new pop-up exhibition “Tutankhamun: His ...

The golden funerary mask of King Tutankhamun is displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo A man stands by ancient stone sarcophaguses displayed at the Egyptian Museum After nearly a century in the ...

When archaeologist Howard Carter and colleagues discovered King Tut's tomb 100 years ago, he reported seeing "wonderful things." Here are 30 lavish findings from the ancient Egyptian burial. When you ...